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The Navier-Stokes Equations, Explained
This video explores why the Navier-Stokes equations are so difficult, what it means for their solutions to blow up, and how a new AI-assisted proof is reshaping one of mathematics’ most famous unsolved problems.
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David Kaplan explores the leading cosmological explanation for the origin of the universe.
What Happens if You Fall Into a Black Hole?
David Kaplan explores one of the biggest mysteries in physics: the apparent contradiction between general relativity and quantum mechanics.
Hiranya Peiris: How to Test If We Live in a Multiverse
University College London physicist Hiranya Peiris explains how the multiverse can be tested.
Alan Guth: How Many Two-Headed Cows in a Multiverse?
MIT cosmologist Alan Guth, 67, discusses why two-headed cows are an important problem in an infinite multiverse.
Subhash Khot: A Grand Vision for the Impossible
Subhash Khot’s bold conjecture is helping mathematicians explore the precise limits of computation.
In Noisy Equations, One Who Heard Music
Experts say Martin Hairer’s epic masterpiece in stochastic analysis “created a whole world.”
A Tenacious Explorer of Abstract Surfaces
Maryam Mirzakhani’s monumental work draws deep connections between topology, geometry and dynamical systems.